FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
The auction includes three collections of oriental art from China, Japan and South East Asia, fine furniture, works of art and a fine selection of paintings from private collections
Part 1, Asian Art from the 2nd to the 20th Century 10.30 am | lots 1-321
Part 2, European Art and Oriental Carpets from the 14th to the 19th Century 3.00 pm | lots 322-690
VIEWING from Saturday 20 May to Wednesday 24 May 10 am/1 pm - 2 pm/6.30 pm (Sunday included) - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
Lot 101
TWO FIGURES SEATED IN WESTERN FASHION
China, period of transition between the Ming and Qing dynasties, 17th Century Carved, lacquered in black and red, and gilded wood. Both are wearing long ceremonial costumes with very wide sleeves. One has a symbol of his rank carved
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 102
TWO FIGURES SEATED IN WESTERN FASHION China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved, lacquered and painted wood. Given that both figures have somewhat unusual traits and are wearing unusual clothes, these may be “portraits” of an ancestor and of a local hero. Woodworm damage,
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 103
TWO FIGURES OF FEMALE DEITIES China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Carved, lacquered, painted and gilded wood. The seated goddess of Daoist tradition held a hu tablet in her hands hidden in her sleeves, on which her name and rank were certainly inscribed. Given that
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 104
FOUR SPHERICAL CONTAINERS WITH BUD-SHAPED HANDLES ON THE COVERS
Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th Century Sandy stoneware painted under the glaze with brown and grey-black iron oxide. The decoration is divided into alternating
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Starting price: € 600
Lot 105
TWO TALL SPHERICAL CONTAINERS WITH COVERS
Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th Century Stoneware painted under the glaze with iron oxide in brown and greyblack underglaze. Handle in the shape of a closed bud. Decoration divided into
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 106
A FLATTENED SPHERICAL CONTAINER WITH COVER Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th century
Stoneware decorated with iron oxide under the glaze, with concentric circles and botanical ornamental motifs. Height 3.42 in., diameter 4.13 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 107
THREE SPHERICAL CONTAINTER WITH COVER IN THE SHAPE OF FRUIT WITH STEM Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th century
Stoneware painted with iron oxide in reddish-brown tone; one container is also engraved. The cover was finished by hand.
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Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 108
THREE THAI CERAMICS Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th century
Sandy stoneware, painted with iron oxide under the glaze or on white slip. The swan-shaped handle of the cover was moulded by hand. Cruet height 3.46 in. (neck broken)
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 109
A THAI BOTTLE AND BOWL WITH UNDERGLAZE DECORATION Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th century
Stoneware painted under the glaze with iron oxide. Excellent condition. Glazing inside the bowl was cracked during firing. The “pear-shaped”
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Starting price: € 700
Lot 110
TWO THAI BOTTLE-SHAPED VASES Thailand, Ayutthaya period, Si Satchanalai/Sawankhalok kilns, 14th-16th century
Stoneware with céladon glaze, one painted under the glaze with iron oxide. Glazing collected in large glassy drops above the base. One vase is decorated with
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Starting price: € 700